Bruadar Sailors

Vessel Name: Bruadar
Vessel Make/Model: Formosa 51, William Garden Cutter Rigged Ketch
Hailing Port: Newport, RI
Crew: Dan & Ebeth, five swabs, rear admiral Pix & cabin boy Angus.
About: Life aboard our 1979 Formosa 51' ketch. Currently going through a refit on the Chesapeake Bay. Check out - https://www.instagram.com/svbruadar/
Extra: Gaelic-English Dictionary [bruadar] nm. g.v. -air; pl.+an, a dream
30 April 2015 | Georgetown Yacht Basin
12 September 2009 | Block Island, RI
30 April 2007 | Charleston, SC
29 April 2007 | Offshore South Carolina
28 April 2007 | Port Everglades, FL
Recent Blog Posts
30 April 2015 | Georgetown Yacht Basin

Spring Commissioning Work Begins!

Bruadar is on the hard and the work to get her back in the water has begun. The admiral and I have started prepping the bottom for a new coat of paint, fun fun fun. In addition to freshening up the anti-fouling paint and zincs we plan to install a day tank, wind generator and tile the shower. That's all!

12 September 2009 | Block Island, RI

New England in Early May

07 May 2007 | Charleston, SC

Duct Tape, water leaks, water pumps and no Ino?

Using slack tide to our advantage we motored in and anchored at Charleston’s City Marina the following morning. The winds had died down and after a good night’s sleep and in ideal conditions it was ‘easy cheesy’. We called Pam and Ino to let them know we were good to go! The question was, “now [...]

30 April 2007 | Charleston, SC

We get by with a little help from my friends...

With the bilge pump working overtime and a strong northerly approaching I decide to alter course. Instead of Beaufort, NC, we now turn northwest and head for Charleston, SC. I do not tell the Admiral about our leak; she has enough to deal with! It is time to investigate just what is going on in the engine [...]

29 April 2007 | Offshore South Carolina

Babymoon Cruise? Part Two

28 April 2007 | Port Everglades, FL

Shakedown/Delivery/Babymoon Cruise?

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New England in Early May

12 September 2009 | Block Island, RI
Captain Dan


Two years after Grayson was born and Ebeth was pregnant again we decided to plan a trip to NE for the sailing season. Little did we know that the summer of 2009 was to be a complete wash out. It rained more days than anyone could remember. Newspapers had headlines titled "What Summer" and waterfront businesses suffered. A group of friends helped me deliver Bruadar to Newport, RI, thanks guys! Leaving Block Island our 51 foot ketch was tossed around like a dinghy rowing into oncoming waves. We finally got chased out of NE by Hurricane Bill. Back down to the Chesapeake Bay.....
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